In an act of defiance against the Supreme Court's decision to protect religious liberty, Democrat Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that her office will seek prosecution against businesses that refuse to serve to those that belong to a "protected class."
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado Christian web designer, Lorie Smith, who refused to work on same-sex wedding projects. In a 6-3 vote, the High Court decided that Smith has the right to refuse to endorse a message that she disagrees with based on the first amendment of the US Constitution.
The case which SCOTUS ruled in favor, 303 Creative v. Elenis, summarizes that Smith "wants to expand her graphic design business, 303 Creative LLC, to include services for couples seeking wedding websites."
However, because the state of Colorado has similar public accommodation laws to Arizona, Smith worried that it would "compel her - in violation of the First Amendment - to create websites celebrating marriages she does not endorse."
Smith argued that as a creative professional, she has a right to free speech in the work that she participates in. She sued the state in 2016 for the antidiscrimination law that has businesses provide services that would otherwise go against their religious beliefs
